CHRISTOPHER REEVE RARELY SEEN 1980 TV INTERVIEW
In 1978 a young New York actor by the name of Christopher Reeve won a movie role that would change for ever his career and life.
At the time, Chris had a few television and film credits and had co-starred opposite Katherine Hepburn in a Broadway play.
He had won the dual role of Clark Kent and Superman in the first of what would be a series of big-screen, special effects movies to bring to life the comic-strip hero who came, as baby, from the planet Krypton.
Superman was faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Quite a challenge, even for an actor with the help of state-of-the-art special effects.
To no one’s surprise Superman The Movie was a smash worldwide hit. And Chris was a superstar!
Shortly after he completed the second film, in 1980, I went to New York to chat to him…and find out how he was coping with the instant global fame…and just how serious was his approach to bringing a super-hero comic-strip character to life.
By the way, the interview took place in Chris’s, then, new duplex apartment just off Central Park in New York.
When I turned up with cameraman David Etherton, Chris opened the door in an old shirt, jeans turned half way up his legs, a growing beard…and a half-full glass of wine.
The PR lady had forgotten to ring and remind him of the interview.
But, the true professional that he was, Chris said “hang on a few minutes while I have shower”….and soon re-appeared for our chat.
I interviewed him twice more…at the Cannes Film Festival for The Bostonians and then Switching Channels.
Like most people, I was saddened to hear of his accident, but shattered when I heard that he had died.
Chris was a truly unforgettable human being. I was honored to have spent time with him.
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